The assessment of association between educational stress and Academic Satisfaction in students of nursing and midwifery school of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2016.

Background & Aims:Students are the main pillars of universities. Therefore, attention to their stress and academic satisfaction is considered important. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between academic stress and academic satisfaction among students of nursing and midwifery faculty of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 1395. Materials & Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic study in which 260 nursing, midwifery and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences participated. Research instruments included academic stressfulness and academic satisfaction questionnaires. Data were analyzed by t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS software version 20. Results: The average academic satisfaction of the students was 41.73 ± 9.09 and the mean of academic stress was 85.66 ± 24.88. Also, there was a reverse correlation between academic stress and academic satisfaction (r = -0.329).   Conclusion: Regarding the fact that reducing academic stress leads to academic satisfaction, educational centers should pay attention to this issue in order to improve the quality of their education system.